Or – “And Not Always For The Better…” Every medium has watershed moments; stories, characters or events that change the paradigm for all art of that type. Going back to the days when movie careers were ruined by “Talkies” (look up Gloria Swanson
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By Stephen Schleicher
From: Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News
Tagged with Animation, cartoon, Cartoons, dc universe, Featured, Justice league Unlimited, Television, Top 10, top ten, Warner Bros.
August 4th, 2010 @ 2:17 pm
Warner Bros. Animation took cartoons away from the Saturday morning kiddie line-up and made it accessible to people of all ages when it introduced Batman: The Animated Series to the world. Superman, Batman Beyond, and The Justice League all earned high praise from
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Or – “Sometimes I Don’t Get What People Like…” Since the beginning of Major Spoilers, I have repeatedly bumped into the realization that not everyone thinks that my favorites are all that awesome. People miss the grandeur of the 3-D Man, they fail
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By Rodrigo
From: Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News
Tagged with Adventure Comics, Amazing Spider-Girl, Amazing Spider-Ham, amazing spider-man, American Dream, Anime, asterix, Astro City, Atomic Robo, Avengers, batwoman, BPRD, Captain Marvel, cassandra cain, Dark Avengers, dark wolverine, deadpool, Featured, Jimmy Olsen, nazis, opinion, rick jones, Top 10, Transformers
July 21st, 2010 @ 7:25 am
A trope is a recognizable theme used in storytelling. The kidnapped princess, the final battle, the training montage, these are all tropes we have seen again and again. Usually recognition of a familiar trope is a good thing, it lets the audience know
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With all the brouhaha surrounding the new Wonder Woman look, it’s a perfect time to take a look at other costume interpretations of the Amazonian princess and be thankful for what we’ve been given.
Some possibly NSFW images after the jump.
If you missed it
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Or – “I Decided Not To Call It “Top Ten Characters Who Can Go $&@$ Themselves…”
There are a couple of tenets that I try to always observe in my work for Major Spoilers…
Rule #1 - Don’t assume that you’re right.
Rule #2 - At
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I got very little sleep last night, when the wee morning launch of the DC Comics App hit iTunes, and gave me one more reason to tout digital comics, the iPad and DC Entertainment. With over 100 digital editions available on launch, it
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There are certainly some days I wouldn’t mind going back and getting a do-over. This then leads to the conversation about changing the past, and thus altering the course of future events. It gets pretty trippy when you end up stepping
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Or - “There Will Always Be A Parking Space Right In Front Of Where You Want To Go…”
When you’re young, you tend to think that the things you see on TV/read in books/overhear on the playground are true. I had a friend in
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By Matthew Peterson
From: Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News
Tagged with doctor who, Featured, Ghost Rider, Incredible Hulk, sandman, Star Trek, Thunderbolts, Top 10, top ten, Top Ten List, Transformers, warlock
June 2nd, 2010 @ 12:55 pm
Or – “Poochie Is Proactive. He’s In Your FACE. He Doesn’t Just Get Busy; He Gets “Biz-zay”!”
Back in the day, my friend Karl and I used to say that there’s a fine line between “high concept” and “dumb joke.” Any idea, story, or setup
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About once a week, I receive a request in the Major Spoilers Mailbox asking to spill the secrets of the Major Spoilers and Critical Hit: A Major Spoilers Dungeons and Dragons Podcasts. The great thing about podcasting is the cost of
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Or – “Eighty Hero Histories Hasn’t Finished The Job Yet???”Â
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Any super-team quickly accrues baggage as the creative teams change, as the years roll on, as the days go by… GLYCERINE!! Uh… wait. Side-tracked for a second there. In any case, recent off-the-books discussions between the M.S. crew has led to
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